No human being escapes from thus contracting moral impressions to a very large amount.
(3) Whenever an action is associated with Disapprobation and Punishment, there grows up, in reference to it, a state of mind undistinguishable from Moral Sentiment.
There are many instances where individuals are enjoined to a course of conduct wholly indifferent with regard to universal morality, as in the regulations of societies formed for special purposes.

Each member of the society has to conform to these regulations, under pain of forfeiting all the benefits of the society, and of perhaps incurring positive evils.

The code of honour among gentlemen is an example of these artificial impositions.

It is not to be supposed that there should be an innate sentiment to perform actions having nothing to do-with moral right and wrong; yet the disapprobation and the remorse following on a breach of the code of honour, will often be greater than what follows a breach of the moral law.

The constant habit of regarding with dread the consequences of violating any of the rules, simulates a moral sentiment, on a subject unconnected with morality properly so called.
The arbitrary ceremonial customs of nations, with reference to such points as ablutions, clothing, eating and abstinence from meats,--when rendered obligatory by the force of penalties, occupy exactly the same place in the mind as the principles of moral right and wrong.